NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manuel H. Rivera, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Caguas, PR

Manuel H. Rivera, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1386616258, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 15792, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386616258
Name
Manuel H. Rivera
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
15792 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Carr #1 KM 26.9 BO. Rio Canas Sect. LA Changa, Caguas, PR 00725
Phone
(787) 505-5749
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 653-6700
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051207000160); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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8.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024

26,448 Medicare Part D claims for 619 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.

  1. Manuel Rivera26,448
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium2,108 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium1,296 claims
  3. Donepezil Hcl1,008 claims
  4. Gabapentin890 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium835 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl826 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $118.71

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Manuel Rivera$118.71
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Manuel H. Rivera among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Manuel H. Rivera, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

200 general practice physician records list a practice address in Caguas

They are 200 of the 2,093 NPPES records with a practice address in Caguas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Acevedo, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251467443937
  2. Jose Arce, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251164420279
  3. Rafael Archilla Isern, MDCaguas, PR 007251932180593
  4. Jose Borras Ramirez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251568442564
  5. Angela Cabral Hidalgo, MDCaguas, PR 007251649254392
  6. Gilberto Caraballo, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251770586018
  7. Jose Colon Maldonado, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251144226887
  8. Ilia Huertas Velazquez, MDCaguas, PR 007251992703185

Common questions

What is Manuel H. Rivera, M.D.'s NPI number?

Manuel H. Rivera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386616258, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manuel H. Rivera, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr #1 KM 26.9 BO. Rio Canas Sect. LA Changa, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 505-5749. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manuel H. Rivera, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 15792, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Manuel H. Rivera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manuel H. Rivera, M.D. had 26,448 Medicare Part D claims for 619 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.